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To celebrate Dementia Awareness week 21 to 27 May 2018…
…here are some photos from our WORD Festival– funded workshop with Benjamin A Owen at The Mildmays on Friday 18 May: Ben is working with residents at The Mildmays, a trio of Extra Care settings run by Notting Hill Genesis to create work to be displayed at […]
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Joshua Sofaer: New artist in Community Studio at 73 Mildmay Street
As part of our ongoing Community Studios partnership project with Notting Hill Genesis Joshua Sofaer has taken on Studio 2 at 73 Mildmay Street. He has settled in quickly, and is already making plans with Marian Howell, Activities Manager for how he will make work with residents. Although he has only been here […]
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Pushing the Boundaries: Cubitt delivers artist CPD in Wales
In March 2018, Cubitt Education received a very warm welcome in North Wales, where we delivered some training for experienced artist educators. Commissioned by EDAU, North Wales’ Arts and Education Network, and Helfa Gelf Art Trail, one session took place at Mostyn, the contemporary art gallery in the windy Victorian seaside town of Llandudno (the nationally renown sticker […]
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Hayley Harrison and the Peel Art Group visit to Mark Dion
On Friday 6th April 9 members of the Peel Art Group visited the Mark Dion show at the Whitechapel Gallery. This was a trip was organised by Hayley Harrison as part of the regular programme at the Peel Centre, and making use of their minibus to provide free transport. With thanks […]
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Amy Ash and Benjamin A Owen at The Mildmays
On Thursday 15 March Notting Hill Housing’s The Mildmays was host to a lively event presenting work made by the two artists Amy Ash and Benjamin A Owen, who Cubitt manage and have studios on the 2nd floor of 73 Mildmay Street. The extra care setting was bedecked with daffodils and welcomed a wide range of visitors including […]
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Flo Brooks: Is now a good time? – exhibition and podcast
Flo Brooks Is now a good time? 24 November 2017 – 14 January 2018. Wednesday – Sunday 12 – 6pm Private View – 23 November 2017 For his solo exhibition at Cubitt, Flo Brooks has made a series of paintings which explore the intersections between family, community and place. Made over the […]
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Join the Institute of Anything in Spring 2018
We’re excited to announce some details about the Institute of Anything, our free programme for people aged 13 to 19, which kicks off again in January 2018. The Institute of Anything supports talent and leadership in the visual arts across Islington. This is what young people have told us about the programme: “It showed me that you can […]
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Tribute: Tom Paley, 19/03/1928 – 30/09/2017
Last week, we were very saddened to hear of the death of our lovely friend and neighbour Tom Paley. An American who had lived in London since the sixties, he was a folk music legend, playing with the greats such as Woody Guthrie, Pete Seegar and Ry Cooder. Despite increasing frailty, he still played regularly, […]
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Going Along Without a Body
Artist Ben Owen who has a Cubitt studio at 73 Mildmay Street, an Extra Care home run by Notting Hill Housing Group is organising an all-day event on 4th November 2017. Artists, writers and residents from the care home will perform throughout the day at Iklectic. As an expansion of his work at developed Mildmay […]
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Institute of Anything’s Arts Award Success!
September 2017 We are thrilled to announce that all 16 young people attained their Arts Award, following their participation in the Institute of Anything’s Summer School programme, Woven Stories. The course was hosted by Central St Martin’s Art College and took place over three action-packed weeks in August. 12 young people gained Arts Award Silver, while four achieved Bronze. During the course, […]
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Benjamin Owen in the Purple Lounge
Artist Ben Owen has a community studio with Cubitt and Notting Hill Housing Group in an Extra Care home at 73 Mildmay Street. He has been working with staff in the home, and set up an installation in an unused lounge area to arrange footage made with residents and invited improvisational jazz musicians. The installation […]
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Amazing Arts Picnic
Here are photographs of this year’s Cubitt Arts Picnic on Islington Green: Artists Ania Bas and Lucy Steggals who are both working on our Saturday Socials programme devised gazing and drawing activities whilst musicians Neil Luck and Benedict Taylor interpreted and goaded the pace and shape of marks made. Counterpoint Dance responded to the musicians, […]
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